The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-17
Special Meeting Board Mississippi LHVGa Commissioners
OFFICE BOARD MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS.
Greenville Miss, December IL, 1887.

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The Board pursuant President city
Genyie at ll35 m Present an of the Commissioners except Commits
by having attend the Of the Chae Of Bolivar
VIM Yeger ESD of the attorneys of the Board stated the
of the call of this special meeting viz consider the of the rights of
Of Merritt Williams the heirs of the Miller John Chae
Charles H. smith and others and explained the circumstance Of each
Thomas ESQ., addressed the Board behalf of M NJ shorde
Nugn seconded by Commissioner
Phelps Whereas the attorneys of the Board have this dpy advised that the
the matter of damages caused by obstruction of drainage be paid
the attorneys s. per acre said
damages and all cases where the parties refuse to accept said compromise
Moved by Commissioner Nqgcnt and seconded by Commissioner Smith
with the Auditor of Public Accounts employ examine into
raS"% @ s" VS. o n md % defendants I% and ascertain @ av % Of @ U acreage @ ia tax levied
by act of the Legislature creating the Board of ec Commissioners for
thereto said lands III
not then ready Especial meeting Of the Board to be called to consider
Which being put to the vote Commissioners Nugnt and Smith voted
Aye and Commissioners Williams and Heath No; Commissioner Phelps de-
Yerger Esq, of
Board report of Mes Percy Yerg Percy of the Mche as
CO,rnssroNrns
Dunn Mississippi Commissioners
%s % S'E states s @ the sGs @ % % % and S oS DUsr. for S tine tine
benefit those members who have no personal knowledge of the suit give
in 1881 Thomas puan Bro took the for building the
the assent of Board assigned to Mcghe
commenced work the Fall of 1881 and up to the high water of 1882 had
the overflow he again adopted by
and completion being paid the work progressed in the
During time however he continually siege
paid for; engineers approx
mates and that none Of the work done with large force between % the 4h
was disposed upon equitable basis
willing for him to retain the money already paid him for
d & pa" 3 sG ou h % 3 one nuon S s n % @
1882 the last date which estimate given him. Accordingly directed
his estimates hpon final estimate made showing that there wout
be due him about $OO This rendered him settlement
refused by him.
The work line adopted after the meantime
its conclusion final estimates tnded him and the
to be due by these final estimates and by the final estimates the work dom
demands required had
against him the final estimates the work and renewed his claim
the washeaway work. and refused accept the offer of the Board g
lie made mizcd his claim amounting something
over $4,000 The Board still desiring settle with him am appon
.S committee %S for @ the ppC O of feSg % @ a%o $ @ S $
consent receive $4,000 Ignoring his claim of estimates
adjustment of accounts between him and the Board the basis of tn
wo %" the committee @ sa @ H @ @ %o" l be- @ something @ p
$4,000 due him The discrepancy between this and $4,000 such
all further efforts adjustment The Chief Engineer requesc
by the Board under the provisions of the contract that effect to decide
T he did al bi"n anu MID % % on" H in b t @ hoard @ % $1,000 % rnder IN
of the he charged Mclghc with the paid hin
Mrgc Board $4,000 We three dcnc lst tina
successfully said for 2nd that under the llh clause of the
entitled to the extent of all amounts paid him for
that had been washed d that the engineers estimates under tn
conclusive The ruled against the first points hodn
that under the circumstances neither the 1lt clause of the contract tn
% t'l d g P g o e"s" @ m% m% 70 s d % id m @ , s5ioY % PPg & @
favor of McIigh for sb5296 being the amount which the Board ha
IL rendered him in 1885, with interest from January ls 1884
judgment the erred ovng the first grounds of dc
fnse and should decided that McIige entitled to
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Of the practical result Of the suit victory for the Board
only required to what has always offered pay with per cent in
eres from date months subsequent to its last offer Colonel Nugen
ID McIhGs counsel is willing the awarded by the
agreed between step shall be taken until the
ua meeting will be decided whether appeal will
settlement be made the basis of the decree At that meet
i ing will lay before views this point
Respectfully, PERCY, YERGm PERCY,
Attorneys for Board of Mississippi Ievee Commissioners.
Which ordered fled
Ordered That Secretary instructed to have with appro
le seal of the Board
Of Ordered That the claims of the members for mileage and diem
70 meeting be and ordered paid follows wit:
~ Commissioner Nugent days 40 miles, S14 40
~ Smith, 3 B
Is Williams, 6 66
Mt Heath. 19 "a